Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0107 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Malaysia stood at 0.0107 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Malaysia peaked at 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0107 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0107 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0096 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Malaysia?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Malaysia was 0.0107 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.